Agreed. The hilarity is that this ad ran even tho Same-song was an official PAID sponsor of the Oscars.. Gee I wonder who won in "this" category, Apple for its original ad on the "art" of its product or the ..

Ming...o Ming....Brutha where u getting this from?
There was just a story focusing on the 6+ on how over the top popular it's become in many areas of the world unexpected.
Being biased in that I have a 6+ - about 8 people in my circle got the plus. Lately when I'm pulling it out I'm getting more "is that the plus" ? Followed by "I think I want one"...
For Apple die-hards (me being one of them) it took a lot of thought before jumping into the 6 plus. Like it or not...

Not so much that they are scared but want to circumvent the big three (Credit Card Companies) and their processing fees. Reminiscent of the Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD fight. The same will ring true here. There is a reason AmEx, Visa, MasterCard all aligned behind Apple Pay. It preserves their business model and thwarts Walmart and companies lame idea etc. Apple Pay will prevail. Btw -- does Best Buy think they are above it all? I mean talk about a company ripe for a takeover...

Great points all around. Looks like that will surely happen. Even if only Apple refuses that's enough to some of these stores to really hurt as retail data clearly shows Apple owners expendable income is so much higher - proven in one retail study after another - Apple users spend more at retail and online - period. Not only can Apple kick them off iOS they can in fact pull back merchandise and favor their competitors easily.The chief reason that Walmart etc are squeeze...